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‘Shembeteng’ is a linguistic aberration, bin it

Jeshi Jinga

Members of Jeshi Jinga from Kayole, Nairobi, who speak shebeteng, when they appeared on the NTV show The Trend on Friday.  


Photo credit: Pool

By  Mbugua Ngunjiri

There is a new ‘language’ in town and it is awful; it is grating to the ear.

‘Shembeteng’ — what a mouthful — is the latest fad and people are all over, tripping over their tongues in a sad attempt to be seen to have it.

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